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EMDR INTENSIVE
 

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The traditional model of weekly therapy is shifting to meet your needs. Now more than ever, we need flexibility in how we get support.

EMDR intensives are personalised treatment plans that allow you to skip the waitlist by giving you faster access to select spots, and are designed to support your preferred schedule and timeline for your treatment goals.

EMDR intensives may be appropriate if you:

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  • Perhaps you’ve had a felt sense that something profound has yet to change, but you’re not quite sure how to shift all the way into a new experience of yourself with your current therapist. Maybe you now cognitively understand new things, yet your body is still confused, so you’re curious about how intensive EMDR therapy can help as you work with your primary talk therapist.

  • Perhaps you’ve been meaning to get into weekly therapy for a while now, but your schedule has been so hectic and demanding that a weekly therapy appointment feels more overwhelming than supportive.

  • Perhaps you’re needing support and you don’t want to spend months in the traditional weekly model of therapy treatment to feel better.

  • Perhaps you are a current, weekly client who is needing extra, focused support quickly. 

  • Perhaps you are a new client who just prefers to work intensively. 

Who is EMDR Intensive not suitable for?

EMDR intensives require stability, emotional regulation, and the ability to process distress safely. They may not be suitable for clients experiencing:

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  • Active crisis: suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or acute psychiatric symptoms

  • Emotional dysregulation: difficulty managing intense feelings or high dissociation without adequate resourcing 

  • Unsafe environments: ongoing trauma exposure or instability

  • Substance use: active use or recent relapse

  • Limited engagement: unclear goals, low motivation, or severe depression

  • Those wanting talk therapy: EMDR intensive are a structured approach

 

Clients not yet ready can benefit from supportive therapy before undertaking an intensive EMDR program.

Research supporting the effectiveness of EMDR Intensives

  • Intensive application of trauma-focused therapy seems to be well tolerated in patients with PTSD, enabling faster symptom reduction with similar, or even better, results, while reducing the risk that patients drop out prematurely. Learn more here andhere.

  • Intensive EMDR treatment is feasible and is indicative of reliable improvement in PTSD symptoms in a very short time frame. Learn more here.

  • An intensive program using EMDR therapy is a potentially safe and effective treatment alternative for complex PTSD. Learn more here.

  • The economy is compelling: even compared to other trauma therapy, the intensive format may decrease treatment time, because of time not spent on a) checking in at the beginning of each session, b) addressing current crises and concerns, c) focusing on stabilizing and coping skills that the client won’t need after trauma healing, or d) assisting the client in regaining composure at the end of the session. Learn more here.

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